{"product_id":"valkyrie-the-women-of-the-viking-world-1","title":"Valkyrie: The Women of the Viking World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eValkyries are female supernatural beings who choose who dies and who lives on the battlefield, protecting some and guiding spears, arrows, and sword blades into others. Viking myths attempt to elevate the banality of war, making pain and suffering glorious and worthwhile. Women in these stories take part in power struggles and upheavals in their communities, for better or worse. Valkyrie introduces readers to medieval Icelandic texts that reveal the dynamic, diverse lives of Viking women. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 272 pages\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 01 July 2021\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e                          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE, Valkyries: The Female Supernatural Beings Who Choose Who Dies and Who Lives on the Battlefield, explores the fascinating and complex role of valkyries in Viking mythology. These supernatural beings are believed to protect some warriors while guiding spears, arrows, and sword blades into the bodies of others. Viking myths often attempt to elevate the banality of war, making the pain, suffering, lost limbs, deformities, and piles of lifeless bodies of young men seem glorious and worthwhile. However, Valkyrie challenges this notion by revealing that the valkyries' destiny and good fortune are determined by divine beings. The women in these stories play a significant role in the power struggles and upheavals in their communities, for better or worse. Drawing on the latest historical and archaeological evidence, Valkyrie introduces readers to the dramatic and fascinating texts recorded in medieval Iceland, a culture that was able to imagine women in all kinds of roles carrying power, not just in this world but also in the other-world. In the process, this fascinating book uncovers the reality behind the myths and legends to reveal the dynamic, diverse lives of Viking women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 482g                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 233 x 156 x 20 (mm)                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781350230309                                                      \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johanna KatrinFridriksdottir","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44094195564794,"sku":"9781350230309","price":13.32,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/b666543b3e8f419c6164a80eb401ee45_b1fef982-46d2-4192-b889-5f9bf19e9ade.jpg?v=1635823536","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/valkyrie-the-women-of-the-viking-world-1","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}